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America’s Crisis of Leadership November 05, 2024
The biggest single crisis facing the United States on the eve of the election does not come from Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. It does not come from our enemies abroad. It does not come from our dissensions at home. It does not come from unfunded en...
In the Belly of MrBeast February 19, 2024
“The idea is that he will be strapped to this,” says Kyle Bennett, pointing to a contraption that looks alarmingly like the bed in a lethal-injection chamber. “And we have a glass case that’s gonna go over the top and we have 1,000 spiders that are a...
Public Life, Private Vice in American Life February 19, 2024
In his latest book, Moral Vision: Leadership from George Washington to Joe Biden, Marvin Olasky, author of the highly influential Tragedy of American Compassion (and Acton affiliate scholar), examines American history in light of a Turkish saying, “t...
'Loudermilk' Is a Refreshing Comedy in an Unfunny Time February 16, 2024
These days, it’s nearly impossible to create a new comedy film or television series. First, today’s media environment is globalized, and humor doesn’t translate well for non-American audiences. Second, streaming platforms usually want pre-written scr...
War is Boyish and Fought by Boys January 22, 2024
Author Robert Kaplan once shared with me what he believes is the military's greatest weakness: “The general officer corps is sometimes asked to be strategic and understand the world beyond their capability. They are creatures of systems and lack the ...
The DEI Rollback January 18, 2024
When he took office in 2021, Utah governor Spencer Cox, a Republican, made advancing “diversity, equity, and inclusion” a key priority. He appointed a high-level diversity officer to his administration. His senior leadership was put through a “21-Day...
Out Here, War Is a Precious Memory January 08, 2024
I was very naïve when I left the military.I’d spent years concentrating on “leadership,” daydreaming about how I would perform under threat of gunfire and IEDs, scanning the daily news from Iraq, reading Medal of Honor citations, devouring memoirs of...
